This is the first book to examine the concept of anti-access and area denial warfare, providing a definitive introduction to both conceptual theories and historical examples of this strategy. Also referred to by the acronym ... Zobraziť viac
A Sailor's Odyssey is the stirring autobiography of this great fighting seaman from his boyhood in Dublin and his early career in the Navy and his service in the First World War, through his commands in the inter-war years, to the great sea battles in... Zobraziť viac
For the last few years Adm. James Stavridis and R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and favourite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly influenced... Zobraziť viac
Reveals the inner workings of the US Navy as only an insider can. An authentic and riveting thriller, this is a highly acclaimed novel of a fighter pilot’s experience in the era just before 9/11. As the US military enters another post-conflict period,... Zobraziť viac
With this book, the authors solve the 67-year-old mystery of the picture of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square by providing irrefutable proof to identify the couple in Alfred Eisenstaedt’s photo. It is the first time the whole truth behind the... Zobraziť viac
Russian and Soviet Battleships is the definitive English language overview of Russian and Soviet battleships, from the ironclad Petr Velikii of 1869 to Stalin's final projects... Zobraziť viac
